When contemplating what the title should be for this history of Halloween themed blog post, "horrorful" seemed to be the only 'orrible hybrid word that really truly madly deeply does sum up how most of us feel about Halloween and spooky things in general; horror = it's horrid, gory and ful borrowed from "wonderful" in this peculiar context = it's bizarrely fun to experience that heightened sense of feeling temporarily frightened - perhaps it even helps flex our flight or fight instinct every now and again ...
So Where 'n When Did Halloween First Come In to Existence ?
So where and when did it all start !?! no I'm not talking about our predilection for fear, I mean from where and whence does the horrorful history of Halloween originate from ...
Gaelic Beginnings ...
Well we have the Celts to thank from Ireland, Scotland and Wales - for it is from these reaches of Britain that a festival called Samhain, pronounced sow in was annually practiced in the autumn time towards the end of October to the beginning of November to ward off malevolent spirits. Now originally Samhain was practiced as far back as over two thousand years ago but in 8 AD the Christian Church in it's quest to bring Christianity to the masses attempted to supersede and diminish Samhain. Hence All Saints Day came in to being and was officially a national and international day to pay homage to Christian martyrs and saints.
Only Fools Don't Break The Rules !
But the Celts and their descendants broke the rules imposed on them by the avalanche of Christianity and continued to practice their cherished festival to combat mean spirited ... well spirits ! The celebration also began to incorporate something for the children and so the tradition of trick or treat-ing was born, originally the Celtic children would ask for food and anything that could be bartered in return for singing a Celtic melody or saying a prayer.
Gods, Deities and Celtic Chants !
On the evening and into the late hours of the 31st of October large fires were lit to keep evil spirits away and much dancing singing and chanting took place, the Celts wore animal hides and made sacrifices to their Gods and Deities in the belief that they would be rewarded with the protection of kindly spirits and guides!
The Christian Church though was determined to put a stop to Samhain altogether and so extended All Saints Day which took place (and still does) on November the 1st to two days and the second was (and is still) called All Souls Day which is on the next day, the 2nd of November. All Saints Day also became known as All Hallow Mass and correspondingly the 31st day and particularly night dated October the 31st began to be called All Hallows Eve.
The Americanisation Of All Hallows Eve
In the middle part of the 19th century, the United States accepted a sizable influx of Scots and also Irish people making their escape from the potato famine and so they brought with them All Hallows Eve and over the years the 31st day and night of October became known as Halloween - the hallow was the Celtic Old English word that means "saint" and een transmuted from the old Scottish word even which meant the night before.
So over the years and decades Halloween became a much revered annual spooky but fun event and symbols specific to the USA became associated with it, particularly the well known pumpkin which by coincidence is harvested in the month of October. The Irish peoples before they set sail for America carved jack o lanterns out of potatoes to ward off nasty spirits and mean ghosts but once they were in America the convenience, fiery colour and sheer size of pumpkins made potato lanterns obsolete!
The Histrionic Commercialisation Of Halloween & Up To Now
The colour orange became widely associated with Halloween - due to the pumpkin factor and many people dressed up in orange and black to celebrate this ancient Celtic night of observation, and of course they still do today.
The commercial history of Halloween costumes began in the 1930's for this was when ghostly, ghastly and garish Halloween costumes started to be mass produced and sold by several companies from that era.
So from then til now and probably for ever after many different masks and costumes ranging from Dracula, goblins, devils, Morticia Adams, Maleficent, pirates, skeletons, warlocks, werewolves, witches, wizards, vampires and zombies etc can be acquired and worn in order to acknowledge the existence of malevolent, mean and miscreant spirits on the 31st night of October which is now known as Halloween ...
Quote By Richelle E Goodrich
The harvest moon glows round and bold
in pumpkin shades outlined in gold
illuminating eerie forms
un-natural as a candied corn
beware what dare crawls up your sleeve
for tis the night called Hallows Eve
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Actuallythis
audio essay could instead be titled September
The 11th And The Shadow Of The Tower Tarot Card as
either of these events could be a somewhat spooky echo or mirror of
the other. Though which one truly came first is a bit like asking
which came first, the goose or the gander !?! No matter whether on
the micro metaphysical quantum level the imagery of the Tarot tower
card was somehow influenced by the
then future event of
nine eleven or vice versa, the shadow aspects of the connection
between September the 11th and the Tarot is as mysterious as it is
somewhat unsettling ...
September
the 11th 2001 is truly one of those dates that will live on in the
collective conscious mind bank of tragedy, just as people remember
where they were when they heard of the death of Princess Diana, the
assassination of John F Kennedy and even Pearl Harbour - the
notorious date 9/11 will forever be etched on the woeful doom and
gloom tombstone of horrific global events or in the words of Franklin
Roosevelt "a date which will live in infamy".
The
Rider Waite Tarot And Religious Imagery
Historians
and scholars do not quite agree about the origins of the Tarot,
perhaps the Tarot first came into being in Egypt or Italy or France,
this ancient form of divination by cards may go as far back as the
fourteenth century or for all we know the Tarot cartomancy system may
go back even further than the 13 hundreds ...
However
we can reasonably assume that because the ancient Tarot encompassed
several different belief systems and religions including Judaism,
Kabbalah and Christianity, the images on the cards, especially those
of the Rider Waite Smith variety, are rooted in fables, indigenous
folk stories and biblical writings etc ...
For
instance, there's the lovers card, which includes well known imagery
based on the creation garden of Eden Adam and Eve story. The lovers
card in the Rider Waite Tarot depicts a naked man and woman who most
scholars agree are Adam and Eve, whose story of original sin is told
in the first few books of Genesis. In the background is an arch angel
which serves to remind us that we always have a choice when it comes
to right and wrong. Just behind Adam who stands on the right
hand side, is a tree in full bloom and just behind Eve who stands on
the left hand side is an apple tree and wrapped around it's trunk and
foliage is the serpent ...
The
devil Tarot card in Rider Waite Smith decks is also seemingly based
on the biblical depiction of that ole devil called Beelzebub also
known as Lucifer. The similarity to the horned and hoofed part human
part beast devil in Jewish and Christian mythological art to the
devil Tarot card illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith is glaringly
obvious.
Perhaps
it's not so obvious as the lovers Tarot card and the devil Tarot card
- but the imagery of the chariot Tarot card could have taken
inspiration in Pamela Colman Smiths mind, from the biblical Pharaoh
(who may have been Ramesses). We see an ornate carriage or indeed
let's call it what it is - a chariot - being pulled by a black sphinx
and a white sphinx, the chariot card draws forth @ a rapid pace but
it may also be in pursuit of a quarry just as the Pharaoh @ the time
of the exodus was in pursuit of Moses and the Israelites ...
Another
Rider Waite Tarot card that may be a graphic echo based on a bible
story - or indeed bible stories - is the magician card. There are
several characters in the bible who could be thought of as having
supernatural magician like powers, including Moses whose wand or
walking staff turns into a snake and even Yeshua AKA Jesus Christ who
famously turned water into wine ... did Pamela Colman Smith think of
either Moses or Jesus Christ when she depicted the magician with his
arm outstretched to the heavens and hallowed with the sign of
infinity !?!
The
Towers Of Status
Towers,
rather phallic in their design have always evoked symbolic
associations with the masculine energies of power, might, advancement
and wealth.
From
the 57 metre tall Leaning
Tower of Pisa in
Italy which was constructed in the twelfth century as well as the 62
metre high Minaret
of Jam in
the Shahrak district of Afghanistan also built in the 12th century to
the 42 metres tall Three
Pagodas in
the Yunnan province in China built in the 9th century. There are even
more recent tower structures such as the 553 metre high CN
Tower in
Toronto Canada built in the 1970's as well as the Burj
Khalifa in
Dubai in the United Arab Emirates constructed in the early 2000's
which to date is the tallest building in the wOrld standing from tip
to toe @ 830 metres and of course the very recent 310 metre
high Shard skyscraper
tower building in London, the UK, completed in 2012. Magnificent
landmarks such as these both old and modern add an unspoken visual
statement of prosperity and affluence to established developed
countries and developing countries that are on the economic rise ...
The
Tower Of Babel As The Forerunner Of The Tower Tarot Card
Perhaps
the most famous Tower of all is the biblical / mythical Tower of
Babel, which gives an account of the rise and fall of human societal
evolution and serves to explain why there is such a wide diversity of
human languages. In a nutshell the story of the Tower of Babel goes a
little something like this -
Originally,
since the time of Adam and Eve, humankind spoke only one shared
common language. Anyway human beings started to explore and wander,
they literally went forth and multiplied. Furthermore our forefathers
and foremothers started to advance in the field of architecture and
design, they progressed from building structures out of stone to
building with bricks and an early form of mortar. Ancient super
cities were created and humans had become clever enough to construct
buildings which had more than one level.
Thus
the idea was borne to erect a stately tower which would dwarf all
other structures in height and esteem, a tower so tall that it
surpassed the clouds and reached the heavens. Now asPride
Comes Before A Fallbible
lore has it that this angered Yahweh AKA the prevalent God of the old
testament. Hence Yahweh punished human kind for assuming they could
encroach on his heavenly authority and therefore muddled up the
foremost channel of human communication by causing the peoples of the
wOrld to speak in many different languages, which were and still are
as gobbledegook to a non native speaker ...
Henceforth
from the age old metaphorical tale of the Tower of Babel up till now,
there has been - to the negative affirmative - a collective
association between towers and arrogant over ambitiousness, thunder,
lightening, destruction, breakdown, collapse and even fire and
furnace, this dark negation is also rather descriptive of the Tower
Tarot card in
all of it's gory, fearsome evoking imagery ...
Tarot
Cards As A Shadow Aspect Of Feared Occurences
In
the non Tarot wOrld, Tarot cards get a bad rap due to an uneasiness
of the shadow aspect of human nature and occurrences which are
commonly held to be negative on a macro and micro level. Many people
have a fear of death and so Tarot is avoided due to a fear of the
death card appearing in a reading. The ten of swords is another
gruesome Tarot card, understandably many people do not feel
comfortable @ what a slain man laying on the ground with ten swords
all about his dead body, means for them and their life within the
context of a Tarot cards reading ...
The
Tower Tarot card can represent the shadow eventuality of what has
been built up can be torn down, or if you climb a monumental
structure of great height you can tumble off it. The Rider Waite
tower Tarot card shows a crown @ the top of a fortress like tower
being toppled by a lightening bolt from the sky and debris as well as
people are terrifyingly depicted in free fall obviously meeting a
devastating end ...
Unfortunately
life isn't all wishy washy and airy fairy, sometimes the
mediocre Prince isn't worthy of the beautiful Princess,
the unsinkable caste iron ship of dreams that God
himself couldn't sink ended
up on the sea bed ... sometimes the fairy tale transmutes to a
nightmare, the once great and magnificent tower is now but a
crumbling, steaming heap of bricks and mortar ...
Tarot
And The Foreshadowing Of Events In The Distant And Near Future
The
Tarot is probably the most ancient and mysterious divinatory
cartomancy system there is. Divination of all kinds is a way of
tapping into all that has been, all that is and all there will ever
be. Now this is not to say that the Tarot or other oracles will allow
even the greatest seer to glimpse all of the past present and future
- for if such divine knowledge was given to us we would surely become
like the very people who greatly hacked God off back in the times of
ancient Babylon ! Nevertheless the Tarot and other methods of
divination open up a portal to the time space continuum of the
universal human balance of probability here on planet Earth. In the
social, psychological, sociological and political spheres of
existence both on the individual micro level and the mass macro
level. Peering through the pictorial Tarot window of all that has
been, is and will be, surely captures an Akashic record or
supernatural impression of events that may occur far, far, far off in
the distant future ...
The
Tower Tarot Card As An Omen Of September The 11th 2001
The
mostwell known depiction of the Tower Tarot
card - and it's afore mentioned imagery - was designed by Pamela
Colman Smith in the early twentieth century. The twin towers which
stood so boldly in New York were built in the 1970's and nine eleven
happened in 2001, nearly 100 years after the Pamela Colman Smiths
Tarot deck was first published by Waite ... the imagery of this card
that now provokes feelings of associated terror in some, was created
by Pamela Colman Smith @ a time that rendered 2001 as being far away
in the distant future ...
The
day after the terrible happenings of September the 11th, when I lived
in Dorset, I visited one of the best friends I've ever had, African
George also known as Lawal, a qualified teacher and God loving
Christian man. Anyway I remember that one of the first things he said
in regards to the terrible attack on the Twin Towers and the peoples
therein, was that the events and images captured on still and moving
images were disturbingly and uncannily reminiscent of the tower Tarot
card.
The
tower Tarot card and the shadow of 9/11 are virtually synonymous with
one another in the minds of those who both vividly recall the footage
and photographs of nine eleven and also have esoteric knowledge
of the Tarot system.
The
North Tower / World Trade Center Tower 1, which had a large antenna
as it's crowning glory and proudly stood in Lower Manhattan, New York
City @ 417 metres tall - was the first tower to be slammed into by a
plane @ 8.46am eastern time zone. One cannot help but be struck by
how eerily similar that scene of devastation looked to the tower
Tarot card. Upon contact between the plane and the North Twin Tower,
the impact obviously caused a massive explosion. The scene which can
be replayed @ the touch of a smart touchscreen or the click of a
mouse is certainly reminiscent of the explosive looking lightening
bolt striking the tower depicted on the tower Tarot card.
Again
avid Tarot enthusiasts the world over, who switched on their
televisions to watch the shocking live broadcast of the North Tower
engulfed by smoke and obviously fire, unwittingly became witnesses -
as did millions of other people watching - to the ferocity of a plane
plunging into the South Tower or World Trade Center 2 @ 9.03am
eastern time zone, the South Tower stood @ 415.1 metres high.
For a second time during the unfolding of the horrific events on
September the 11th 2001, Tarot readers were once again reminded of
the picture on the tower card that shows lightening hitting the
ancient tower with such force that it dismantles the crowning glory
of the tower itself ...
The
heartbreaking scenes of desperate people fleeing the fiery furnace -
that the Twin Towers in their violent demise became - by leaping to
their deaths, was so sad, it was so chilling that it has left an
undeniable impression on the psyches countless New Yorkers and many
millions of others in relation to the association between towers and
tragedy.
Most
people will agree that the explicit images and footage of people
during nine eleven frantically jumping from the two towers to evade
burning to death - though nevertheless knowing that they would still
surely meet their deaths - bear an unbearably tragic and uncanny
likeness to the illustrated people falling from the tower Tarot card
...
The
Correlation Between The Meaning Of The Tower Card And The General
Feeling Tone Of September 11th 2001 Then And Now
The
similarity between the tower card and 9/11 may lend weight to those
who denigrate the Tarot as being the devils picture book - but hey,
instead of perceiving the glass to be half empty, how about looking @
the glass through the lens of it being half full ! What if the Tarot
is a divine, ethereal, wOrldy and universal picture book of what to
do and what not to do. The Tarot obviously isn't suggesting that one
throws oneself of a high building, unfortunately the extremity of the
fire engulfing the Twin Towers was possibly the only sane way of
escape on that terrible day.
The
Tarot tower card represents chaos, destruction, unexpected and sudden
change, conflict, ruination, the crumbling of structures, what goes
up may well come down and nightmare scenarios. These various meanings
which denote the vibratory aspect of the tower Tarot card are plainly
negative and it is also very curious that these said meanings for the
tower card also descriptively sum up the general feeling tone of
September the 11th 2001.
Perhaps
pre 9/11 the tower Tarot card spoke to us in a way which harshly
suggested on a personal and individual level what may well occur if
we didn't alter our course in terms of thinking and expectation.
Maybe
post nine eleven on a more widespread geo political macro level, the
tower Tarot card stridently implores humanity to abandon war as the
solution to geopolitical problems and to instead return togolden
rule politics.
Tarot enthusiasts - who also identify themselves as being 9/11
Truthers or
being sympathetic to the nine eleven truth movement and ardently or
passively pursue the truth as to what really might have happened on
that bright and blue but very very dark September day in New York -
may now perceive that the Tarot tower card encourages us to tear down
and question without remorse or fear, possible political deep state
trickery, deception and collusion and to seek the lightening bolt of
truth where ever it may shine its luminescent light ...
Spooky
Tarot Action @ A Distance & 9/11
Now
this essay isn't a lesson in quantum physics but in a vague nutshellspooky
action according to Albert Einsteinis
when two photons travel separately @ different points in time - even
light years - but are mysteriously linked, they spookily become
entangled, hence there may be hidden elements of reality, though
Einstein contented that even hidden elements of reality are somehow
determined by physical law ...
Can
spooky
action @ a distance be
applied to the metaphysical transcendental plane !?! If the Rider
Waite Tarot tower card had angels encircling the tower as part of
it's imagery, would perhaps a strange Einsteinium spooky
action @ a distance miracle
on that sunny September day have somehow happened ...
The
Tower Tarot card and the shadow of 9/11 begs the question which came
first the chicken or the egg !?! Was September the 11th after a
fashion mysteriously shaped by the Tarot tower card !?! or was the
imagery of the Rider Waite tower Tarot card a premonition of the 11th
of September, which came first galaxies or black holes ...
Quote
By
Anon
There
are more questions than there are answers about 9 / 11
We all have dreams, sometimes they can be happy, funny, mysterious, scary and nearly always they're surreal in some sort of way! When the conscious mind is @ rest the subconscious mind and it's wondrous forces and processes take the centre stage during the wee hours and transport us to the magickal land of nod where absolutely anything and everything is possible ...
Sometimes when we wake in the morning we can get flashbacks of fleeting moments from the dream we had the night before, when this happens the images are rather vague but there nevertheless may be some type of over-riding theme that we can deduce and make sense of. Other times the flashes make no sense @ all so we dismiss these as being nonsense - and of course some times they are, though sometimes they're not ...
There can be times when we deep sleep but do not remember the dreams we had - that's indeed if we had any dream @ all. In fact I have a mystical theory about this - when we can't remember whether we had a dream the night before or if indeed we are certain we did not - then perhaps, just perhaps it's because we were elsewhere in the spiritual ethereal realm - namely in someone else's dream, whether that person is known to you and you are known to them or not. It makes you think doesn't it !?!
Other times we can go through a phase of having wildly vivid dreams that we are lucky enough (if the dream was good) to remember. If these types of dreams are simple and straight forward they do not need to be deciphered - for instance the dream may be related to something that you do regularly during your waking life, so it may be an echo from the near past and or future, for instance if you take the train to work Monday to Friday and you're dream depicts this, the lines between past and future can become quite blurred.
@ other times we can have a dream that is so colourful and seemingly real, where we can touch and feel, that we can wake up with an abrupt jolt which transports us back in to our waking wOrld. The dream is easy to recall but it doesn't make any sense, yet there's something about this dream that you can't quite shake off and dismiss, you want to know what it means !?! what does it signify? is it a portent etc ...
Dreams that have a significant meaning are mentioned as far back as Biblical times. There's Joseph who dreamt that the sun, moon and eleven stars bowed down to him, this was an omen, eventually Joseph became the governor of Egypt.
During the same historical era the Bible also makes mention of Pharaohs strangely surreal dream about seven fat cows and seven lean cows, so disturbed was the Pharaoh by this dream and several others he had, that he called upon every dream interpreter in the land to tell him what the dream meant. No one knew, except Joseph who instantly intuited that it meant that there would be seven years of abundance followed by seven years of scarcity. Pharaoh being impressed by Josephs ability to foretell the future by way of dream interpretation, made him the governor of Egypt, hence the dream wheel of fate and fortune turned in a most uncanny way !
Have you had a dream albeit recently or even in the past whether distant or near, that still to this day perplexes you!?! Well Sigmund Freud in his great academic work called The Interpretation Of Dreams theorised that any dream we have no matter how simple, elaborate or disturbing is a result of a waking thought, which then filters through to the subconscious mind via a dream. So bearing this in mind, ask yourself what sort of thoughts you may have had while you are awake that would account for the dream you had? This approach can get to the root of the quandary and solve what your dream really means or @ the very least why you had it in the first place.
If this approach just doesn't work for you, then it may be time to turn to a trusted and reputable dream interpretation analyst, like Joseph, some people have the gift of dream interpretation and prophecy, so whilst you may not have any idea as to what your dream means, these skilled light-workers may know instantly what your dream is trying to tell you, or with a bit of probing will be able to unravel the message that the divine matrix has sent to you through the dream dimension.
Quote By
Sigmund Freud The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of it's bulk above the water
ZENis a prominent far eastern philosophy and there are many benefits of Zen meditation but before we get to that, here's a little about the emergence of this well known practice brought in the sixth century to China and the wOrld by Bodhidharma an Indian monk. However the roots of Zen originally stem from two other schools of thought. Firstly the age old Chinese philosophy of Taoism which is based on living harmoniously with the natural ebbs and flows of the cosmos - and secondly Buddhism which is a belief system based on the teachings of the Buddha, among his core teachings are concepts such as -
i) The existence of suffering
ii) Attachments to outcomes cause suffering
iii) When attachments & desires are set free, so are you
Learning To Let Go ...
Unlike Buddhism, Zen believes that to become immersed in religious knowledge or to concentrate on theoretical applications of belief systems, even including Buddhism and Taoism is to waste ones precious thought forces ...
Instead Zen, which is also in part derived from Zazan which means "to sit" is a concept centered on letting go of past entanglements that may often ruminate and rumble in one's mind from time to time - or indeed even frequently - and so instead for ones peace of mind, bodily health and fortitude of soul and spirit, it is essential to stay "grounded" in the here and now and to be kind to yourself by letting go of self criticism, regret and judgement; of course it's also vital to extend this to all people, situations and circumstances.
Thankfulness For BIG and small
Zen Buddhism and Zen meditation also makes it clear that we must learn to appreciate even the smallest things in life, that we once would have shrugged off and overl@@ked ! For instance remembering to be just as grateful for a drop of rain as a walk along the seashore, a blade of grass as much as a field of flowers and a penny as much as a million pounds !!!
The Paradox Of Trying To Clear Your Mind!
Zen emphasizes that it's not enough to attempt to clear your mind of all distractions and thought during meditational practice - because ironically when we attempt to be free of thought we are still thinking. So instead Zazan and Zen teaches us to simply release our minds from thought without er ... thinking about it. Yes this is a bit of anomaly but through practice it is very possible to not become disturbed by thoughts of I must not think during mediation!
Relinquishing Control To Be More Spontaneous!
While as human beings we have a tendency to take up the reigns of control in our own lives and sometimes unwittingly in the lives of our nearest and dearest too, it's important to work in harmony with providence and the natural forces that shape and influence our lives, without feeling threatened, anxious and the need for a brown paper bag to breathe in to when life throws us a series of unexpected events ...
How To Do A Zazan Zen Zenficial Mediation A Day!
The actual physical practice of Zen meditation is nice and simple, you simply need to -
i) Sit - either on the ground or floor
(to make yourself more comfortable you can sit on a cushion)
ii) Cross your legs
(but make sure you're still comfortable, please don't contort your limbs!)
iii) Rest your hands on your lap
(both hands should be facing with your palms upwards, one hand inside the other)
iv) Close your eyes and clear you mind
(but try not to think about clearing your mind!)
v) Slooowly and calmly inhale and exhale
(let your inhalations be natural do not inhale for longer than seems comfortable)
vi) Continue to breathe slowly in and out in a controlled manner for 5, 10 or more minutes
(remember to breathe in a controlled way while freeing yourself of all control !!!)
Meditating Your Way Back To Mental & Physical Well Being!
It's quite easy to understand why there are many benefits of Zen meditation due to the relaxed nature of the tradition. Yes us human beings are blessed with the power of our own intellect but sometimes this can become a burden when we over think a circumstance or situation and ploy to plot and map our route so to speak. It can be such a relief to accept that we don't have all the answers and often times we just have to let life happen. Zen helps us to become free from depression and apprehension in many of it's states and forms because when we think this way we no longer need those brown paper bags !
When we're no longer attached to a specific desire or outcome we don't tend to find ourselves laying awake @ night and during the wee early hours of the morning tossing and turning ... Insomnia - not always but often is related to a restless worrisome mind. The regular practical application of Zen tends to make us feel lighter within due to there being far less mental internal conflict. YOU become the master or mistress of your own mind, instead of vice versa ! Getting enough sleep helps ward off depression and other mind related ailments and disorders. Plus a good nights sleep enhances our immune systems and helps our bodies to regenerate fresh cells and when we're fresh on the inside we sparkle on the outside !
Mediating Your Way Back To A State Of Happiness!
When we start to practice Zazan and Zen in a way that is practical as opposed to theoretical, we begin to reap the benefits of Zen meditation not just mentally and physically but also emotionally. You see when we stop deriding and berating ourselves and reverting back to the past and the could have, should have, would have way of thinking - when we stop judging the actions, mistakes and mis-steps of others we enter a place of quiet inner acceptance and a peacefulness that gently radiates outwardly and even for all we know into the far reaches of the universe ...
Quote By
Shunryu Suzuki There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen
YOUcan
close your eyes and listen to this prayer while holding firm to the
belief that prayer - even an atheists prayer - has the power to sway
the outcome of a situation, or you can read this prayer out loud with
or without the narrated version playing, or you can listen to the
narration and simply say out loud @ the end of each prayer verse
merciful
universe hear this atheists prayer.
Of course you can always pick out just one verse and read it out loud
or whisper it to the cosmos if the need arises - for instance in
Donald Trump appears to be losing the plot on Twitter, then go to the
Twitter verse (number 13) ... and so on for whatever unfolding
circumstances may take form in the bizarre Trumpesphere
...
1
(Narrator But Not Leader AKA Equal Among All)
With
all our heart, mind and soul let us pray Let us lay our requests
and supplications before the infinite matrix the great grand
cosmos the divine consciousness the never ending universal
intelligence saying “hear this atheists prayer”.
2
(For the qualities
of
Donald Trump)
Inspire
Donald Trump who leads and serves as the President of the United
States of America may he be guided and directed by hOpe, peace
and charity let these three virtues be @ the heart of all his
decisions Merciful universe hear this atheists prayer.
3
(For the heart
and soul of
Donald Trump)
Help
Donald Trump show compassion to all the citizens of the Unites
States help him be a respecter of all may he show equal favour
to everyone regardless of race, colour, nationality, religion,
disability and sexuality etc Merciful universe hear this
atheists prayer.
4
(For the mind
of
Donald Trump)
Protect
Donald Trumps mind from all vexations, disturbances and chemical
imbalances instead let his mind be host to calm, clarity and
rational thinking let his mind be a wellspring of sound
judgement let his mind function with heightened reasoning bring
him optimum mental healthfulness Merciful universe hear this
atheists prayer.
5
(For Donald Trump and the truth)
Help
Donald Trump to know the difference between the truth and a
lie let him be drawn to the truth and turn away from all
falsehoods and fabrications let only truth flow from out of his
heart, mind and mouth and if lies are told about him help him
to be stable and turn his attention away from fake news Merciful
universe hear this atheists prayer.
6
(For Donald Trump and gender,
race, disability equality)
Encourage
Donald Trump to not be swayed by our differences let him
embrace diversity let him judge woman, man, girl and boy by the
content of their character not their gender, sexuality, race or
any type of disability Merciful universe hear this atheists
prayer.
7
(For Donald Trump on immigration)
Remove
the blinkers of prejudice and racism from Donald Trumps eyes Let
him initiate fair and equal immigration policies let him justify
entry based on need and merit let his heart warm to the diversity
of religions and belief systems let him welcome those of all
colours, religions and nationalities from all countries Merciful
universe hear this atheists prayer.
8
(For Donald Trumps mindset On Peace
With North Korea)
Help
Donald Trump settle any dispute with North Korea by jaw
jaw as
opposed to war
war guide
him to walk the path of diplomacy with North Korea reveal to him
the deep and hidden horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki show him
the utter mad folly of the US ever using nuclear weapons
again cause him to quickly gain and grasp the concept of
mutually assured destruction let him be unconditionally
repelled by the abhorrence of nuclear weapons Merciful
universe hear this atheists prayer.
9
(For Donald Trump And Peace
Between Israel & Palestine).
Show
Donald Trump that for peace to prevail both sides have to be
treated with the utmost fairness help him realise that his
contentious embassy decision only serves to promote discord and
animosity and further the pain and plight of peoples on both
sides let him be an instigator of the peace solution by also
placing an embassy in East Jerusalem in recognition of the State
of Palestine as well as an embassy in West Jerusalem in
recognition of the state of Israel Merciful universe hear this
atheists prayer.
10
(For Donald Trump And the ((love of ) ) money)
Show
Donald Trump that money should never be used as a political or
economic bargaining tool let him realise that cutting off funding
for refugees is cruel let him recall the Aesops
fable of
the north
wind, sun, man and coat instead
of blowing a cold aggressive wind upon the people of
Palestine help him realise that shining a light of charitable
warmth on the Palestinian people will @ least not further erode
the peace process between Israel and Palestine. Merciful
universe hear this atheists prayer.
11
(For Donald Trump and the environment)
Cause
Donald Trump to put the environment before big business let him
become sensitive to the needs of Mother Earth show him the
independent scientific evidence that climate change is real help
him also understand that sacred sites such as Standing Rock where
the land is much loved and the water is uncontaminated should not
be desecrated by pipelines. Merciful universe hear this
atheists prayer.
12
(For Donald Trump and his ego)
Help
Donald Trump to become mindful of his ego cause him to understand
that his time in presidential office should be spent serving the
people to their betterment as opposed to fighting a futile,
vainglorious and petty battle with the media cause him to become
unaffected by any fake news let him turn away from selfish
immature provocations and instead concentrate his mind on selfless
matters. Merciful universe hear this atheists prayer.
13
(For Donald Trump and Twitter)
Help
Donald Trump to think before he tweets cause him to refrain from
erratic tweeting help him to not start or become drawn into
power
of the pen sparing
sessions show him that serious policy decisions ought to be
considered with much depth of thought and as many words as will
suffice and not constrained by 140 to 280 characters Merciful
universe hear this atheists prayer.
14
(For Trump & the wOrld wide web AKA net
neutrality)
Bring
to Donald Trumps attention the democratizing soft power of the
internet help him understand that a neutral and accessible
internet is an essential utility in the new digital age cause
him to realize that many small businesses rely on an internet
where all traffic is served @ the same speed show him that the
internet is a bastion of free speech help him learn to simply
ignore free speech he doesn't like let him become a proponent of a
non-cabalised open internet Merciful universe hear this
atheists prayer.
15
(For Donald Trump and the wOrld)
Cause
Donald Trump to realise that no country or continent is a
"shithole" help him understand the geographic,
geopolitical and economic maladies of many third world and
developing countries bring to his attention that trade tariffs are
mostly weighted in the favour of developed countries show him too
that many people from developing countries are highly trained and
have degrees let him also understand that he is the president of
one of the most powerful countries in the wOrld free him from all
anger, animosity and resentment bring complete sanity to his mind
and compassion to his heart Merciful universe hear this
atheists prayer.
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By Yeshua AKA Jesus Christ
Pray
for those who persecute you
Originally
created and published by Dum Spiro Spero wOrld in the year of our
universe 2018 (during Donald Trumps first US presidential term).
TEN terrific
tarot tips and tricks here for your oracular delight and delectation
are ten awesomely amazing, terrific tarot tips and tricks.
One tip
it's all in the shuffle. Mixing the cards up so they are completely
random, and that any previous reading doesn't influence the order of
the cards. For the next reading, you can learn to riffle shuffle
tarot cards by cutting the deck into two equal halves, then hold
these halves in each hand. Place your thumbs at the top of the stack
of cards and bend your middle fingers and put them along the opposite
edge of each card stack. Move the stacks closer together, and then
gently move your thumbs in an upward direction against the edges of
each card stack. Now the cards should overlap one another as they are
shuffled, and if at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again.
Two trick to attract love and romance to your life. Place the lovers card
and the two of cups on your altar or mantelpiece. Or even on your
bedside table. Place a red candle beside the lovers tarot card and a
pink candle on the side of the Two of cups. Tarot card. Each evening,
light the candles and spend five minutes thinking about love and sex
and your ideal partner. Then blow out the candles and say thank you.
Rinse and repeat until Mr. or Miss Right appears in your real three
dimensional life.
Three
tip get in the zone. This little piece of useful and heartfelt advice
applies to tarot card readers and those who are getting a tarot
reading equally. Make sure that you are in the right frame of mind
before consulting the tarot for yourself or others seeking a tarot
reading. You don't have to be jumping up and down for joy, but it's
imperative that you are feeling balanced and energised. Then, as a
professional tarot cards reader, you will be able to conduct an
accurate tarot reading for your client. And in like manner, if you're
the tarot client, chances are when you're in the zone, the tarot
cards drawn in the reading will enlighten you!
Fourtrick to attract money to yourself. Get yourself a mini tarot card.
Stick one of those mini tarot decks in a tin will be perfect for
this. Also, get a purse or wallet which has at least five separate
compartments, and put your £5 notes or $5 notes or whatever currency
pertains to your corner of the world, and place the mini Ace of
Pentacles card in your purse compartment with your fivers. This card
will help you to attract new money making opportunities.
Then put the
Four of Pentacles and any £10 or $10 notes, or any other currency
notes in the denomination of ten, in a separate compartment in your
purse. This card should help stop you from wasting your money, so
that you only spend your money on important and worthwhile things.
Seven is a pretty lucky number, so seven it shall be. Find the Seven
of Pentacles card and put this in another separate compartment of
your purse or wallet. Now get a £20 or $20 note, or the currency
particular to the country you live in, and put the note or notes in
your purse or wallet so they are accompanied by the Seven of
Pentacles. This card will help you attract good luck with business or
job opportunities.
Next it's time to utilise the energy of the Nine
of Pentacles by putting this card in your purse compartment for £50
or $50 notes or your particular currency. The Nine of Pentacles will
help you draw all manner of money, opportunities, and abundance. If
you don't have a £50 or $50 note, still put the Nine of Pentacles
card inside your wallet or purse compartment, and on a small piece of
paper, write £50 or $50 or whatever currency you're 50 money note
will be, and place this piece of paper in your wallet or purse, along
with the Nine of Pentacles, and then expect a £50 or $50 note to as
if by magic, manifest and make its way to your purse.
Okay,
so now it's time for the hundreds. If you have a $100 bill or
whatever your national currency is, presuming that they use the 100
denomination, place this in a separate compartment within your purse
or wallet, and also put the Ten of Pentacles card with it. This card
can help attract such an abundant amount of money that you will be
easily. Able to share it with family and friends. If you don't have a
$100 bill, then you could even exchange your local currency for a US
$100 bill and place this in your purse or wallet. Or instead you
could write on a piece of paper the United States of America $100 and
place this in the separate compartment, along with the Ten of
Pentacles, and then be amazed when 100 American dollars magically
comes to you.
Remember that whenever you take money out of your purse
or wallet to pay for something, look at the said tarot card, also
tucked away with the note or notes.
Five
tip use a tarot deck you truly resonate with. After all, it's not
much use turning to a deck for advice or insights into personal and
emotional development or fortune telling. If you feel lacklustre
about it and don't feel an affinity with the images or energy of the
said tarot deck. The great thing about the internet age is that you
can easily source images for various tarot card decks online, or find
video reviews so you don't even have to try before you buy. And any
tarot decks in your possession which you don't connect with, give
away or swap.
Six trick. Get to know the energy of each tarot card. This can easily be
done in two very practical ways. At the beginning of each day,
shuffle your tarot cards while at the same time asking the universe
or the tarot to show you what the energy of your day is going to be
like, and then pluck a card from the deck and put this card on your
mantelpiece. Or write the card name in your diary for the day's
specific date. Then, at the end of the day, dwell on what happened
throughout your day and compare the day's events with the meanings
and or images for the particular tarot deck card you drew in the
morning. You can also record the happenings of the day in your diary
or journal, underneath the date and name of the card you pulled. Of
course, you can also do this in reverse, and instead, at the end of
the day, by shuffling the cards and then asking the question what
sort of energy has my day had? And then pluck a card from your tarot
deck. Then work out how your day connects and coincides with the
tarot card you've just drawn.
Seven
tip go to bed with your tarot deck. Yes, that's right, as odd as this
first sounds, wrap your favourite deck of tarot cards in a silk
scarf, or put the cards in a tarot bag or purse and then place them
under your pillows at night. Pillows is much more preferable to just
a single pillow, as even though you are a beautiful princess or
prince of the universe, you don't want to be like the Princess and
the pea. And instead of feeling a pea in your bed, feeling a stack of
cards under your head, sleeping with your tarot deck underneath your
pillows can help you form a closer bond with your deck, and it can
even enhance the prospect of having the odd tarot related dream or
two, or a few
Eighttrick intuition instead of tuition, we can get so bogged down with
learning all the various meanings and astrological aspects of the
tarot cards that we sometimes forget to use our own satnav. Super
amazing transformative navigation, also known as our own inner
navigation system. So the next time you read the cards, why not go
with the first word, idea or visual that comes to your mind, or any
meanings that your dreams about tarot have given to you in the wee
hours of the night. Ride the magic wave and go with the flow.
Nine
tip read the images on the tarot cards. If you are conducting a
reading for either a friend, yourself or even professionally, and for
some reason your mind goes totally blank. Instead of trying to recall
the textbook meanings for the cards, actually read the cards as
though the illustrations and images are telling a story. What do you
see when you look at each tarot card in the spread? What is
happening? What is the person doing? What mood do the predominant
colours of each card convey? What do the various symbols on the cards
mean? And so on, ad infinitum.
Ten trick Tarot Moon Magic Imbue your tarot deck with out of this world
energy by using the natural, intuitive power of the moon. On the
night of the full moon, put your stack of tarot cards with the moon
card facing upwards on the top of the deck and the star card next
underneath it on a windowsill or even outside if your cards will stay
dry and place a large crystal or gemstone on the top. If you have a
crystal ball, you can arrange your tarot deck with the moon and star
cards facing upwards so they are reflected in the crystal ball, with
the rest of the tarot deck stacked alongside the crystal ball with a
crystal or gemstone placed on top. This will add greater synergy to
both your deck of cards, as well as your crystal ball for the next
few weeks, until the full moon next appears. Your tarot cards and
crystal ball and gemstones for that matter, will amaze you in all
sorts of magical ways. You're bound to have some tarot tricks and
tips of your own, but that's our top ten terrific tarot tips and
tricks list. Hope you like it!
Quote
by Roald Dahl
Watch
with glittering eyes the whole world around you. Because the greatest
secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who
don't believe in magic will never find it
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